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MLB Game Preview · July 22, 2025

Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs

Current matchup information, probable starters, batting orders, and qualified game notes.

FinalWrigley Field9:35 p.m.

Game at a glance

Kansas City Royals visits Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 9:35 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Kansas City Royals

  1. 1Jonathan India2BSeason—
  2. 2Bobby WittDHSeason—
  3. 3Maikel GarciaSSSeason—
  4. 4Salvador Perez1BSeason—
  5. 5Nick Loftin3BSeason—
  6. 6Jac CaglianoneRFSeason—
  7. 7Freddy FerminCSeason—
  8. 8John RaveLFSeason—
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCFSeason—

Chicago Cubs

  1. 1Nico Hoerner2BSeason—
  2. 2Kyle TuckerRFSeason—
  3. 3Seiya SuzukiDHSeason—
  4. 4Carson KellyCSeason—
  5. 5Pete Crow-ArmstrongCFSeason—
  6. 6Dansby SwansonSSSeason—
  7. 7Ian HappLFSeason—
  8. 8Justin Turner1BSeason—
  9. 9Matt Shaw3BSeason—

Pitching matchup

Rich Hill is lined up for Kansas City Royals, opposite Matthew Boyd for Chicago Cubs. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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